Fish reel mounting



Sept. 27, DEERING FISH REEL MOUNTING Filed Nov. 12, 1951 Patented Sept.27, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I WILLIAM DEERING, OF TORRINGTON,CONNECTICUT; ASSIGrNOIt TO UNION HARDWARE COMPANY, OF TORRINGTON,CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION CONNECTICUT FISH REEL MOUNTING Applicationfiled November 12, 1931. Serial No. 574,594.

My invention relates to means for detachably securing a reel to a fishrod.

One object is to provide a simple and inexpensive form of constructionwhich can be readily applied and ill hold the reel securely in place.

Another object is to provide a construction of this character which canbe readily cletached when desired.

Another object is to provide a construction of the foregoing characterwhich will conveniently accommodate different sizes of reels and reelseats.

In carrying out the invention I provide a supporting sleeve which may beformed separately or as a part of the handle of the fish rod. Thissleeve is provided with a pocket or hood for positioning one end of thereel plate. The other end of the sleeve is provided with positioningmeans for interlocking with a ring and this ring is provided with aneccentric or cam-like portion for clamping one end of the reel plate.

Fig. 1 is a side view of the handle of a fish rod showing my inventionapplied.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the sleeve.

Fig. 3 is an end view of one form of locking ring.

Fig. 4 is a sectional View showing the ring in place locking the reelplate to the sleeve.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of the ring shown in Figs. 3 and4.

Fig. 6 is an end view of a modified form of locking ring.

Fig. 7 is an end view of another modified form of locking ring.

The sleeve or reel seat 10 constitutes a part of the handle of the rodand is preferably formed of a metal tube and adapted to support a reelplate 11 and any suitable form of reel 12. This reel plate is providedwith upper and lower arms 14 and 15 of the usual t e.

C )ne end of the sleeve is provided with an outwardly projecting portion16 forming a pocket or hood adapted to receive the lower arm 15 of thereel plate. The other end of the sleeve is provided with ribs 17 adaptedto laterally position the upper arm 14 of the reel plate.

It has been customary in-the past to provide slip rings for holding theend of the reel plate but these slip rings frequently becomeaccidentally detached and may cause the loss of the reel itself. I haveaccordingly provided a special form of locking ring 20 adapted toslideand rotate on the sleeve 10. This ring-may be formed in a number ofdifferent ways. Preferably it isformed of metal of a uniform thicknessprovidedwith an eccentrically disposed inner wall 21 adapted to coactwith the arm 14 of the reel plate to clamp it tightly against the sleeve10 when in the position shown in Fig. 4. When rotated anti-clockwisethis ring may thus release pressure on the reel plate and leave the ringfree to be moved longitudinally of the sleeve. To prevent accidentallongitudinal movement I provide the sleeve with a number of,

projecting bosses 22 and I provide the ring with an inner groove 23having entrance notches 24.

The dimension of the ring with respect to the sleeve plus theplate 14 issuch'that the ring can be moved longitudinally only when the notches 24are in longitudinal alignment with the projecting bosses 22. When thering is applied and rotated so as to bring one of the bosses intothegroove 23 the ring is locked. When the ring is rotated so as to bringthe shoulder 25 against the edge of the plate 14, the notches 24 will bein alignment with the bosses 22 and the ring can be readily slid off.The ring is preferably knurled or otherwise provided with means tofacilitate gripping and rotating the ring.

A somewhat similar interlock can be provided by making the width of thering 20 slightly less than the distance between adjacent bosses 22-22 sothat when the ring is slipped onto the sleeve and brought into aposition between the two bosses the ring can be locked and can not thenbe withdrawn until it is turned back and the notches 24 brought intoalignment with the bosses 22.

In the construction shown in Fig. 6 the groove 23 in the ring extendsthroughout substantially its entire circumference and the interior shapeand size of the cam wall 21' is such as to permit a greater degree ofrotation of the locking ring.

In the form shown in Fig. 7 the inner groove is omitted and the cam Wall21" alone is relied upon to grip the reel plate against the supportingsleeve. Such rings may be used with the sleeve having the projectingbosses, and the inner diameters of the openings will, of course, be madesufliciently large to permit the ring to be slipped longitudinally overthe bosses when in an unlocked position. In such case the eccentricltlesof the lnner cam surface 1s somewhat greater than in the form of deviceshown inFigs. 3 and 4.

I claim:

' 1. A reel mounting construction compris ing a support having a pocketin one end, a reel plate having one end located in said pocket, a seriesof spaced bosses at the oppositeside of the support, a locking ringhaving an inner cam surface for clamping the opposite end of the reelplate to the support, said ring having an inner groove with a transversenotch leading to the groove for receiving said bosses.

2. A reel mounting construction comprising a support having a pocket inone end, a reel plate having one end located in said pocket, a series ofspaced bosses at the opposite side of the support, a locking ring havingan inner cam surface for clamping the opposite end of the reel plate tothe support, said ring having an inner groove to receive one of saidbosses.

3. A reel mounting construction comprising a support having a pocket fora reel plate in one end, positioning ribs for the other end of theplate, a series of spaced bosses at the a opposite side of the support,a locking ring" having an inner surface for clamping one end of the reelplate to the support, said ring having an inner cam groove to receiveone of said bosses. V

4. As an article of manufacture, alocking ring for a reel platecomprising an annular member having an interior eccentric cam surfacefor engaging a locking plate mounted upon a supporting rod, said ringhaving an interior groove opposite said cam surface with a notch leadingto said groove to allow the ring to be slipped over and interlocked witha positioning boss. 7 .7

WM. DEERING.

